Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor Galvin

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US Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor Galvin's MH-60 Blackhawk helicopter went down after returning from a joint counterterrorism operation against Islamic State militants. Chief Galvin was killed in the crash.

Taylor Galvin, 34, of Spokane, WA, was a pilot assigned to the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the Night Stalkers. The 160th is the primary aviation unit of the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Several other U.S. Army soldiers were injured and three were medically evacuated to Baghdad, where the American-led military coalition is located. Two other members on board were classified as "continuing mission," meaning they had either light injuries or no injuries and could return to full duty.